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Questions Related to abiotic components

The main factor for determining the distribution and abundance of eukaryotic extremophiles is

  1. Temperature

  2. Water availability

  3. Location

  4. Abundance of food


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Eukaryotic extremophiles inhabit areas where there exists a source of food or energy. They however are not found in high temperature (>/= 70$^0$C) and deep subsurface areas or areas of high pressure
So, the correct answer is 'Abundance of food'

Which of the following is most important abiotic factor in pond ecosystem?

  1. Water

  2. Phythoplankton

  3. Zooplankton

  4. Temperature


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Abiotic factor means the non living chemical or physical parts of the ecosystem. So, considering that only water and temperature are the abiotic components out of all the given options. Since, pond is the ecosytem here, water is the most important abiotic factor, because pond is essentially made of up water. If water isnt present no pond ecosytem will exist.

Maximum contribution of $O _2$ is from

  1. Phytoplankton

  2. Grasslands

  3. Herbs and shrubs

  4. Dense forest


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In nature, major source of liberation of oxygen is photosynthesis. Photodissociation liberates oxygen from water during the process of photosynthesis. Phytoplanktons are the most abundant photosynthesizers in nature.

The reservoir pool for gaseous cycles of matter is ____________.

  1. Atmosphere

  2. Hydrosphere

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Lithosphere


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In gaseous cycles of matter the materials involved in circulation between biotic and abiotic components of biosphere are gases or vapours and the reservoir Pool is atmosphere or hydrosphere. e.g $N _2$,$CO _2$ and $H _2O$ So, the correct answer is 'Both (a) and (b)'

Edaphic factors are related to 

  1. Soil

  2. Man

  3. Animals

  4. Temperature


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following is not an edaphic factor ?

  1. Mineral matter

  2. Organic matter

  3. Rainfall

  4. Soil water


Correct Option: C

Ultimate source of energy for living beings is

  1. Carbohydrates

  2. Fats

  3. Sunlight

  4. ATP


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A food chain is series of plants/animals which are interrelated in the form of organism being eaten as food by the other. It consists of producers, consumers and decomposers. It always starts with photosynthesis as plants are producers. The ultimate source of energy for living beings is sunlight. The plants in presence of sunlight synthesize its food. From plants, the energy is transferred to primary consumers and secondary consumers and decomposers. The animals eating plants are called as primary consumers and animals eating primary consumers are called as secondary consumers. 

The correct answer is 'Sunlight.'

The driving force for an ecosystem is

  1. Biomass

  2. Producers

  3. Carbohydrates in producers

  4. Solar energy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ecosystem is made up of living and nonliving things. Living things or biotic things include plants and animals. Nonliving things or abiotic things include air, water, land.  It is composed of organisms interacting within communities. The driving force for an ecosystem is solar energy. Plants use solar energy to synthesize their food by the process of photosynthesis. From solar energy, the energy is transferred to plants and other organisms via plants.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Solar energy.'

Multinational source of energy is

  1. Soil

  2. Water

  3. Sun

  4. All the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • The sun is made up of about 80% hydrogen, 20% helium and only 0.1% other elements. 
  • Sun is the most important source of energy. The sun is the source of life on our planet Earth and, directly or indirectly, is the fuel for most renewable systems. Photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, as well as solar thermal power stations, convert solar irradiation directly into useable energy.
  • Hence Multinational source of energy is the sun.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Sun'.

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given :
What is the source of the energy that flows through the living world?

  1. Photosynthesis

  2. Chemical bonds

  3. Sun

  4. Green plants


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sun is the ultimate and major source of energy which is required and fulfills the need of the world. photosynthesis and chemical bonds are performed and formed respectively by the sunlight due to which all the necessary reactions occur leading to the completion of all the processes. Green plants require sunlight to produce organic food in which water and gases mix with sunlight to produce their food.

So, the correct option is ' Sun'.